Rocco Colonna

Rocco Colonna was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503).

Biography
Rocco Colonna was born to the Italian House of Colonna, and he became a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. In 1498, he was accused by Cardinal Pietro De Luca (who was coerced into doing so by Ascanio Sforza) of being a part of a conspiracy against the House of Borgia, and Pope Alexander VI had him stripped of his titles and property, as well as being banished from Rome.